Welcome to GateWorld Forum! If this is your first visit, we hope you'll sign up and join our Stargate community. If you have questions, start with the FAQ. We've been going strong since 2004, are we are glad you are here.
Is Arthur a name of any significance or was it just a spontaneous name the writers chose?
'You're a good friend Arthur.'
Arthur Dent was a character in The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams) who met aliens in his pajamas.
It is also where the reference to "42" came from (see Doppelganger)
Most people assume it was a Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy reference, while some assume to believe it was just McKay messing with Sheppard. Either one works.
They say the geek never gets the girl...what about the girl getting the geek?
Rodney/Teyla...it could happen
spoilers for "200"
Spoiler:
Gen. Hammond: It has to spin, it's round! Spinning is so much cooler than not spinning. I'm the general, and I want it to spin!
********
IIRC "You're a good friend, Arthur" is a line from the movie "Bang the Drum Slowly". Catcher Bruce Pearson (Robert DeNiro), who is dying of Hodgkin's Disease, says it to his friend and pitcher Henry Wiggen (Michael Moriarity). Henry is nicknamed "Author" by his teammates because he wrote a book but Bruce, who is "plumb dumb" in the words of his manager, mistakenly always calls him "Arthur". One of DeNiro's first roles and one of my favorite sports movies from childhood (almost as tough to watch as "Brian's Song").
IIRC "You're a good friend, Arthur" is a line from the movie "Bang the Drum Slowly". Catcher Bruce Pearson (Robert DeNiro), who is dying of Hodgkin's Disease, says it to his friend and pitcher Henry Wiggen (Michael Moriarity). Henry is nicknamed "Author" by his teammates because he wrote a book but Bruce, who is "plumb dumb" in the words of his manager, mistakenly always calls him "Arthur". One of DeNiro's first roles and one of my favorite sports movies from childhood (almost as tough to watch as "Brian's Song").
This is an interesting piece of trivia.
The two movies are certainly very similar. I wonder if this was deliberate reference by the writers or a coincidence.
BTW - I find it tough to watch "Brian's Song" too.
I always thought he called John Arthur because he forgot Madison's name earlier and was being silly by calling him Arthur.... like he forgot John's name!
Comment